Word · Frequency #12521
Fully loadedeclipse
日食；月食
an occasion when one celestial body, such as the sun or the moon, is partly or completely hidden by another
- 1.
An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.
- 2.
one celestial body obscures another
一个天体遮蔽另一个天体
- 3.
Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.
- 4.
A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.
- 5.
Obscurity, decline, downfall.
（地位、名誉等的）消失；黯然失色；一个天体遮蔽另一个天体；日食；月食；(地位名誉等的)消失
In use
We watched the solar eclipse through special glasses.
A lunar eclipse can be seen from anywhere on the night side of Earth.
Astronomers predicted the next total solar eclipse will be visible in our region.
an eclipse of [the sun/the moon]
作名词时通常与 of 连用，说明被遮蔽的天体。
A total eclipse of the sun is rare in any one place.
日全食在任何一地都很少见。
eclipse sth
及物动词，字面意思是“遮住……的光”。
The moon eclipses the sun during a solar eclipse.
在日食期间，月亮遮住太阳。
be eclipsed by sth/sb
引申义为“使失色；超越”，常用被动语态。
Connections
Collocations
- solar eclipse
- 日食
- We watched the solar eclipse through special glasses.我们透过专用眼镜观看了日食。
- lunar eclipse
- 月食
- A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes into Earth's shadow.当月亮进入地球的阴影时，就会发生月食。
- total eclipse
- 全食
- The next total eclipse will be visible in North America.下一次全食将在北美可见。
- partial eclipse
- 偏食
- A partial eclipse doesn't darken the sky completely.偏食不会让天空完全变暗。
- in eclipse
- 地位或名誉衰落；失去光彩
- After the scandal, his reputation was in eclipse.丑闻之后，他的名誉一落千丈。
- eclipse expectations
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：eclipse 里有 clips（夹住），月亮像夹子夹住太阳，光线被遮住，就是日食、月食。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：天文观测、科学报道、科普文章 作名词表示日食、月食时，属于中性通用词，普遍用于天文观测、科学报道和科普文章等语境，日常谈论天象时也常见。词本身没有明显的正式或随意倾向，语域主要随句子整体风格变化。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Ellipse, clips, lips, chips, and dips all rhyme with the stressed syllable /ɪps/ of eclipse. The final -e in eclipse and ellipse is silent, so -pse sounds like /ps/. Elapse looks similar but is pronounced /ɪˈlæps/ — the vowel is /æ/, not /ɪ/, so it does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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